CITY MOVES | WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS
DFJ Esprit
The cross-stage venture capital firm has appointed Peter Keen as its a new venture partner, specialising in medtech and life science investments. Keen joins with 28 years’ experience in the sector. He was co-founder of Chriscience Group, chief financial officer of Arakis, and is currently non-executive director of Horizon Discovery and Q-Chip.
Jefferies
Lyndon Norley has been hired as a managing director at the investment bank. He will become its head of European restructuring and recapitalisation investment banking. Norley joins from Greenberg Traurig Maher, where he was head of its European restructuring practice. He previously held the same role at Kirkland & Ellis, and was a partner in Cadwalader’s financial restructuring practice.
Grovepoint Capital
The private investment firm has announced the launch of Grovepoint Investment Management, an advisory firm focused on specialised opportunities, headed by new hire Brent Geater. Geater joins from Investec, where he was head of specialised opportunities. He has over 16 years’ experience in financial services, including senior positions at CIBC, Svenska Handelsbanken and at Deloitte.
Barclays Corporate and Employer Solutions
The division of Barclays Bank has appointed Katharine Photiou as head of workplace savings. She was most recently at Mercer, the consulting and outsourcing service provider, and has held senior roles at Friends Provident. Photiou will report to Richard Phelps, head of corporate and employer solutions.
RBC Capital
James Edwardes Jones has been appointed as managing director, and research analyst covering pan-European consumer stocks, at the corporate and investment banking arm of Royal Bank of Canada. Edwardes Jones has held senior roles at RBS, Espirito Santo Investment Bank, Credit Suisse First Boston and Hoare Govett. He has additionally worked as a financial analyst for J Sainsbury.
Mercer
The consulting and outsourcing service provider has made two new appointments to its international consulting group. Stephen James joins as principal from Towers Watson. He has over 10 years’ experience in the sector. Tia Brett joins as a senior associate. She spent 12 years at Unilever, where she was a member of the global pensions team.
Hermes Real Estate Investment Managers
Gavin Murray and Matthew Chillingworth are joining the fund manager as asset managers. They will both report directly to head of asset management David Price. Murray was previously a portfolio manager in the join ventures team at Land Securities. Chillingworth was previously a property manager at King Sturge, the property consultancy.